const: Wasm text instruction

The const WebAssembly numeric instruction is used to declare numbers.

Try it

(module
 (import "console" "log" (func $log (param i32)))
 (func $main
 i32.const 10 ;; load a number onto the stack
 call $log ;; log the number
 )
 (start $main)
)

const url = "{%wasm-url%}";
await WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(fetch(url), { console });

Syntax

value_type.const

value_type

The type of value the instruction is being run on. The following types support const:

• i32
• i64
• f32
• f64
• v128

const

The const instruction. Must always be included after the value_type and a period (.).

Type

[] -> [output]

output

The value being pushed onto the stack:

• For a non-SIMD value_type, this will be a basic numeric value such as 3 or 3.5.
• For a SIMD value_type, this will be a v128 type followed by a SIMD value interpretation, for example i32x4 0x9 0xa 0xb 0xc.

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